Comments on: Entitlement (by Michelle) http://mcmahonlife.com/archives/187 Life, Love, and Thoughts of Michelle and Brian McMahon Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:03:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Debbie Anderson http://mcmahonlife.com/archives/187/comment-page-1#comment-110 Debbie Anderson Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:34:02 +0000 http://mcmahonlife.com/?p=187#comment-110 Hi Michelle - This is Debbie - my daughter had Brian as a student teacher at WW. I really enjoyed your comments on Entitlement. I attended a memorial service for a dear elderly friend last week-end who's life was full of service to others via Church, Masons, Shriners, etc. He was the type of guy that was an example of gentle kindness to all people. On my way out of Yakima last week-end I stopped for gas and witnessed two young gas station clients literally throwing a handful of money at the cashier and telling them which pump as they walked out the door. The poor cashier didn't even know which pump to set up. They were so rude and inconsiderate. The cashier said this behavior was becoming "normal". I ask the question of why can't people treat other people with respect, or in a way they would like to be treated themselves? Were these young people just not taught how to be respectful to others? I was very disturbed by this behavior, especially after honoring someone that week-end who was such an example of kindness and love. Keep up the good work on respect with your friends on the bluff - it will go a long way... Hi Michelle -

This is Debbie – my daughter had Brian as a student teacher at WW.

I really enjoyed your comments on Entitlement. I attended a memorial service for a dear elderly friend last week-end who’s life was full of service to others via Church, Masons, Shriners, etc. He was the type of guy that was an example of gentle kindness to all people.

On my way out of Yakima last week-end I stopped for gas and witnessed two young gas station clients literally throwing a handful of money at the cashier and telling them which pump as they walked out the door. The poor cashier didn’t even know which pump to set up. They were so rude and inconsiderate. The cashier said this behavior was becoming “normal”. I ask the question of why can’t people treat other people with respect, or in a way they would like to be treated themselves? Were these young people just not taught how to be respectful to others? I was very disturbed by this behavior, especially after honoring someone that week-end who was such an example of kindness and love.

Keep up the good work on respect with your friends on the bluff – it will go a long way…

]]> By: Dave Ris http://mcmahonlife.com/archives/187/comment-page-1#comment-62 Dave Ris Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:48:15 +0000 http://mcmahonlife.com/?p=187#comment-62 i agree. the thing is, i'm in a position to advise kids to take advantage of what you've pointed out when they sweat looking for a job. here's what the guts of what i tell them: 1. the bar is low 2. present yourself in a professional manner 3. show up on time / take the job seriously the reason number 1 is true is because numbers 2 and 3 are seemingly foreign concepts anymore. when kids don't have an appreciation for opportunities, they become woefully unprepared to take advantage of opportunities later in life when they're on their own. i agree. the thing is, i’m in a position to advise kids to take advantage of what you’ve pointed out when they sweat looking for a job. here’s what the guts of what i tell them:
1. the bar is low
2. present yourself in a professional manner
3. show up on time / take the job seriously
the reason number 1 is true is because numbers 2 and 3 are seemingly foreign concepts anymore.
when kids don’t have an appreciation for opportunities, they become woefully unprepared to take advantage of opportunities later in life when they’re on their own.

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